My quilt in Paducah
Hickory Leaf by Barbara Brackman,
2003
Quilted by Lori Kukuk
I was pleased to send a quilt. At the original venue at the New England Quilt Museum I loaned the Hickory Leaf above, an interpretation of an antique quilt from about 1840. That quilt was not available (I couldn't find it until last week as I am moving from my Victorian house of 40 years) so I sent another reproduction, also an interpretation of an antique from about 1830-1850.
Birds in the Air
by Barbara Brackman
1993-1998
I hand pieced this quilt (except for the strip set), one reason it took so long to make. The other reason
is that this is the last large quilt I did before I started designing reproduction prints for Moda, so finding the perfect period prints was a challenge. A shopping challenge, which I will always accept.
The brown-ground chintz was curtain fabric from Calico Corners. The setting triangles are cut from a great Pilgrim/Roy print, still one of my favorites.
More information about the Backstitch exhibit:
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/current-exhibits.html
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/documents/Backstitch_Interpretive_Panel.pdf
An interview with co-curator Laura Lane.
http://www.saqa.com/weblog/?p=409
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/documents/Backstitch_Interpretive_Panel.pdf
An interview with co-curator Laura Lane.
http://www.saqa.com/weblog/?p=409